Heavy Snow — Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington

2020-03-05 to 2020-03-07 · Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington

Event narrative

Snow began falling during the afternoon hours of the 5th and by the early overnight hours, around 14 inches of new snow accumulated at Mount Baker Ski Area. Snow then began to taper off through the afternoon hours of the 6th.

Wider weather episode

A weather system brought snowfall to the Cascades Mountains at the beginning of the month, with the heaviest snowfall impacting the Northern Cascades.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 882037. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.